ThatLightInYourEyes Posted January 26, 2014 Share Posted January 26, 2014 Apparently this is now a thing in two towns in the State of Washington: http://www.upi.com/blog/2014/01/25/Kurt-Cobain-Day-to-be-celebrated-in-two-Washington-towns/4631390679108/ Anyone know the customs for this? I was still listening to the local classic rock station when Nirvana happened. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rod in Toronto Posted January 26, 2014 Share Posted January 26, 2014 Think about it: he killed himself almost exactly one month after Justin Bieber was born... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. Not Posted January 26, 2014 Share Posted January 26, 2014 (edited) Yeah yeah, happy day in memory of you in addition to your birthday and suicide date, you overrated druggie. Edited January 26, 2014 by Mr. IsNot Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Segue Myles Posted January 26, 2014 Share Posted January 26, 2014 I don't think such unkind words are acceptable as those above posters. However, I will agree Nirvana and Cobain were overrated. Sure, they played powerful downtuned pop songs and screamed miserable lyrics, but they aren't all that great. Not really. Pearl Jam, Soundgarden and Smashing Pumpkins did the whole punkish indie rock shebang a darn side better, and more creative to boot! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThatLightInYourEyes Posted January 26, 2014 Author Share Posted January 26, 2014 Think about it: he killed himself almost exactly one month after Justin Bieber was born... Wow, the other insults were bad enough. But to drag Bieber's name into it? Harsh, dude! 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blue J Posted January 26, 2014 Share Posted January 26, 2014 It's crazy to think that he would have been 47 years old now. As with many other musicians who died young, I can't imagine it. I think it's kind of odd to start celebrating a Kurt Cobain day now, 20 years after he's been gone. Maybe there are a ton of Nirvava-centric things going on in Washington that the rest of us are not aware of. I was a fan of them back when, but not a huge one- not enough to go to one of their shows, as I hated the whole mosh-pit culture. But still, it was really upsetting when he killed himself. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Narps Posted January 26, 2014 Share Posted January 26, 2014 Think about it: he killed himself almost exactly one month after Justin Bieber was born... Wow, the other insults were bad enough. But to drag Bieber's name into it? Harsh, dude! I heard too that Billy Ray was praticing conceiving Miley the day Kurt died. Coincidence?... :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThatLightInYourEyes Posted January 26, 2014 Author Share Posted January 26, 2014 Think about it: he killed himself almost exactly one month after Justin Bieber was born... Wow, the other insults were bad enough. But to drag Bieber's name into it? Harsh, dude! I heard too that Billy Ray was praticing conceiving Miley the day Kurt died.Coincidence?... :) It be teh end tymes! :codger: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bluefox4000 Posted January 26, 2014 Share Posted January 26, 2014 Let's put it this way.....Nirvana are horribly overrated. But what happened to kurt is still horrible and sad that he couldn't get help. RIP Kurt. Mick Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
laughedatbytime Posted January 26, 2014 Share Posted January 26, 2014 Think about it: he killed himself almost exactly one month after Justin Bieber was born...So you think he had an uncanny ability to predict the future? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hatchetaxe&saw Posted January 26, 2014 Share Posted January 26, 2014 Yeah yeah, happy day in memory of you in addition to your birthday and suicide date, you overrated druggie. Popped in to see have I missed anything. Nope. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fordgalaxy Posted January 26, 2014 Share Posted January 26, 2014 Ratings of any kind (over/under) are in the mind of the rater. Personally I think the Beatles were/are way overrated, they were just the first doing what they did. And then poor Johnny got killed by the crazy guy and that just added to their overratedness. See any similarities here? Nirvana was groundbreaking in that they issued in new type of music to the masses. There were a couple of other bands who were playing similar stuff but they didn't get the airplay that Nirvana did. I'll never forget the first time I heard Smells Like Teen Spirit. It didn't have an "impact" on me or my life but it was a damn good song, imo. I bought the cd as soon as I could and played it a lot. Some of it I liked, some of it I didn't. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. Not Posted January 26, 2014 Share Posted January 26, 2014 Yeah yeah, happy day in memory of you in addition to your birthday and suicide date, you overrated druggie. Popped in to see have I missed anything. Nope. Bad timing. I recently came back myself. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. Not Posted January 26, 2014 Share Posted January 26, 2014 I don't think such unkind words are acceptable as those above posters. However, I will agree Nirvana and Cobain were overrated. Sure, they played powerful downtuned pop songs and screamed miserable lyrics, but they aren't all that great. Not really. Pearl Jam, Soundgarden and Smashing Pumpkins did the whole punkish indie rock shebang a darn side better, and more creative to boot! I don't think Nirvana is overrated, but I do think Kurt is. Kurt himself overshadows the band, and I understand he was the song writer and all, but that's not the focus. So many people quote him for some of his judicious one-liners (note: some are good anyways. There's a few that are flat out stupid) which most anyone is capable of, but since he's got a pedestal he's the genius. I can't sympathize for the guy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ozzy85 Posted January 26, 2014 Share Posted January 26, 2014 I don't think Kurt wanted to be a superstar or The Voice Of A Generation. Someone in the media started that. "The John Lennon of the new generation." Wow. A bit lofty, people. From what I understand, Kurt's reaction and the reaction of other Seattle bands was more like ... :eyeroll: ... 'k. Stardom easily destroys some kinds of people. I lived two counties north of Seattle during the whole scene. I thought it was a great era of music and bands. I was tired of L.A. Glam/metal bands people kept listening to. I didn't think it was part of this huge New Generation media thing. I just thought, good, rock grew its balls back. About time. I still have a couple of Nirvana albums and the box set. I wanted the outtakes. Some of it is noisy tuneless punk whick makes more sense when you're 25 (I'm 47 now, like Kurt would have been.) Some of it has stood the test of time, IMO. I still listen to Seattle bands. Can't say about the drugs and suicide, I never took drugs. Just makes me wonder if he'd still be making music or art or just live as a recluse if he hadn't died. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snaked Posted January 26, 2014 Share Posted January 26, 2014 How do you celebrate "Kurt Cobain Day"? Walk around with a shotgun, jabbing yourself in the arm with a needle and blathering "I'm going to kill myself. I'm going to kill myself"? Too soon? Nah...just bad taste. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
laughedatbytime Posted January 26, 2014 Share Posted January 26, 2014 I don't think Kurt wanted to be a superstar or The Voice Of A Generation. Someone in the media started that. "The John Lennon of the new generation." Wow. A bit lofty, people. From what I understand, Kurt's reaction and the reaction of other Seattle bands was more like ... :eyeroll: ... 'k. Stardom easily destroys some kinds of people. I lived two counties north of Seattle during the whole scene. I thought it was a great era of music and bands. I was tired of L.A. Glam/metal bands people kept listening to. I didn't think it was part of this huge New Generation media thing. I just thought, good, rock grew its balls back. About time. I still have a couple of Nirvana albums and the box set. I wanted the outtakes. Some of it is noisy tuneless punk whick makes more sense when you're 25 (I'm 47 now, like Kurt would have been.) Some of it has stood the test of time, IMO. I still listen to Seattle bands. Can't say about the drugs and suicide, I never took drugs. Just makes me wonder if he'd still be making music or art or just live as a recluse if he hadn't died.I think "In Utero" was written specifically in a way to destroy their popularity. Only one tuneful songs, with lyrics that prevented it from receiving any airplay. I also read that Cobain had debilitating stomach issues that probably irrespective of any other factors would have led to addiction and probably early death. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bathory Posted January 26, 2014 Share Posted January 26, 2014 why do people get so harsh about nirvana on here? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. Not Posted January 26, 2014 Share Posted January 26, 2014 why do people get so harsh about nirvana on here? Those time signatures? Pathetic! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bathory Posted January 26, 2014 Share Posted January 26, 2014 haha just what I'm talkin' about Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xanadoood Posted January 26, 2014 Share Posted January 26, 2014 why do people get so harsh about nirvana on here? Yeah, its pretty ridiculous. Kurt himself would cringe at the idol worship the media gives him today..the guy was genuine, and not a " rock star" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
goose Posted January 26, 2014 Share Posted January 26, 2014 Aberdeen residents may justifiably take pride in the role our community played in the life of Kurt Cobain :| Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
laughedatbytime Posted January 26, 2014 Share Posted January 26, 2014 Aberdeen residents may justifiably take pride in the role our community played in the life of Kurt Cobain :| Why not? I heard he had an idyllic childhood and loved it there... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cyclonus X-1 Posted January 26, 2014 Share Posted January 26, 2014 Aberdeen residents may justifiably take pride in the role our community played in the life of Kurt Cobain :| Why not? I heard he had an idyllic childhood and loved it there... They did provide the bridge he slept under! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sullysue Posted January 26, 2014 Share Posted January 26, 2014 Yeah yeah, happy day in memory of you in addition to your birthday and suicide date, you overrated druggie. Popped in to see have I missed anything. Nope. Bad timing. I recently came back myself. Yeah. Me too. That said, I did like the band. Very much, in fact. It was upsetting news that he did what he did, as it would be if any other person I knew of shot themselves in the head. It's not so much that he was famous and all that. It was the thought that someone could be in that much pain to think that death was better. That's what gets me. I cannot even fathom that level of pain and loss of hope. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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